AROUND THE STATE

Published 5:30 am, Friday, June 30, 2006

LINDALE

Three charged in cemetery rampage

Three men accused of rampaging through a city cemetery have been arrested and charged with felony criminal mischief, police said. Lindale residents
David Charles Bitter
, 20,
Jeffery David James
, 21, and
Justin Hillard-Kennedy
, 18, are accused of destroying or turning over about 40 headstones in the Lindale City Cemetery earlier this month, Lindale police Lt.
Daniel Somes
said. Citizen tips led police to the suspects, Somes said.

SAN ANTONIO

4th of July practice annoys neighbors

Soldiers practicing for Fourth of July festivities aimed World War II-era cannons at nearby homes and cars and fired several loud blanks, upsetting neighbors who complained of ringing ears, shaken homes and frightened pets. The members of Fort Sam Houston's Honors Platoon usually just pretend to set off the 75 mm Pack howitzers when they practice, post spokesman

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said. "What possessed them to use the actual blank ammunition, I have no idea," he said. Maj.
Peter Franco
, chief of the battalion that oversees the honors platoon, told post officials that "corrective action" was taken after Wednesday's practice, but Reidinger wouldn't say what it was.

LUBBOCK

Auction to include Swoopes' items

A storage facility in Lubbock is advertising a July 21 auction of sports memorabilia belonging to
Houston Comets
star
Sheryl Swoopes
, who played at
Texas Tech
and is from the area. Storage facilities commonly hold auctions for belongings inside units after the rent has gone unpaid for an extended period, although lessors typically can avoid them if arrangements are made to pay back rent. Television reports in Lubbock indicate among the items available are Olympic medals, Swoopes' 1993 Naismith Trophy and Texas Tech uniforms. The

Houston Chronicle
was unable to reach anyone at the facility Thursday, and Swoopes declined comment.